Marthathensaidto Jesus,"Lord,ifYou had beenhere,my brotherwould not have died.
So she saidto Elijah,"Whatdo I have to do with you, O manof God?You have cometo me to bringmy iniquityto remembranceand to putmy sonto death!"
Then they spokeagainst God;They said,"CanGodpreparea tablein the wilderness?
Againand again they temptedGod,And painedthe HolyOneof Israel.
While He was sayingthese thingsto them, a [synagogue] officialcameand bowed down beforeHim, and said,"My daughterhas justdied;but comeand layYour handon her, and she will live."
It was the Marywho anointedthe Lordwith ointment,and wipedHis feetwith her hair,whosebrotherLazaruswas sick.
Sothe sisterssent[word] to Him, saying,"Lord,behold,he whomYou loveis sick."
Therefore,whenMarycamewhereJesuswas, she sawHim, and fellat His feet,sayingto Him, "Lord,ifYou had beenhere,my brotherwould not have died."
But someof them said,"Couldnot thisman,who openedthe eyesof the blindman,have keptthis manalsofrom dying?"
